I can relate to your frustration, desperado. Having a good cry is very cathartic and not being able to cry feels horrible sometimes.

I very rarely cry -- whether I'm on medication or not. It's something I wish I could do. When I get depressed, I don't cry at all. I don't feel much of anything other than pain and chaos when I'm depressed, and I don't express any emotions (my emotions are so blunted when I'm depressed). I'm actually more likely to be able to cry once in a while when I'm taking medication -- because it lifts me out of my depression.

I actually cried a few times when I was taking Celexa. Now I'm on Lexapro and I actually cried during an episode of Cold Case the other night. LOL. They were playing "I Wanna Know What Love Is" by Foreigner and the next thing I knew there were tears running down my face. It felt very good.

I hope you're able to get to the bottom of this -- perhaps work with your doc on finding a medication that works better for you. Crying is healthy and it's obviously causing you stress and worry because that release has been taken from you. I wish you the best. Keep us posted.